FTII Pune: Courses, Facilities

Midhun Hari

The Government of India set up the  Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in 1960 which was then known as Film Institute of India. The Film Institute of India was renamed to Film and Television Institute of India in 1971. The FTII is aided by the Ministry of Information and Broadcast. The FTII campus was established on the premises of the old Prabhat Studio. The old studios of Prabhat Studio are still used by the students of FTII. FTII is one of the best film institutes in India and is recognised across the world as a centre for excellence in audio and visual media. The Film and Television Institute of India has great alumni who were awarded National Awards, Oscars, Dada Saheb Phalke Awards and the prestigious Padma Awards.

Film and Television Institute of India courses include 11 full-time courses in various disciplines and short term courses which are taught in both on-campus and off-campus centres across India. Highlights of FTII like the established year, address, contact number, e-mail ID, are mentioned below:

The FTII has an Outreach department, which was created in 2012, that collaborates with finest film schools across the globe. The collaboration facilitates enrichment programs and the exchange of students and faculty. The campus of FTII provides facilities like library, video library, screening facility, IT infrastructure, sports and accommodation.

Film and Television Institute of India Quick Links

• FTII Courses
• International Collaborations
• Facilities
• Eligibility Criteria
• FTII Admissions
• Hostel

Film and Television Institute of India Courses

FTII courses include PG Diploma and PG Certificate Courses

Film and Television Institute of India Collaborations

The FTII has an Outreach department, which was created in 2012, that collaborates with finest film schools across the globe. The collaboration facilitates enrichment programs and the exchange of students and faculty. FTII is a member of  Centre International de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinema et de Television [CILECT], which is an international association of film and television schools. 

International Collaborations of FTII are:

• Ecole Nationale Superieure des Metiers de l’Image et du Son, Paris
• Internationale Filmschule Koln, Germany
• Griffith University, Queensland
• Filmakademie Baden and Wurttemberg, Germany
• Beijing Film Academy, China
• Akademi Seni Budaya Dan Warisan Kebangsaan, Malaysia

FTII Facilities

Pune Film Institute provides all the facility needed for its students. FTII campus has facilities like library, video library, screening facilities, hostel, gymnasium, swimming pool, canteen, sports, canteen, film processing labs, bank, post office, community radio station, and various departments like Screen Studies and Research, multimedia and computer department, TV Graphics and Animation, Production, Set designing, Make-up, and Publications. 

The library of FTII, Pune has a collection of around 31000 resources of books on topics like cinema, direction, acting, paintings, cinematography, screenplay writing, acting etc, periodicals, and audiovisual materials. The periodicals include 9 Indian and 10 international periodicals. The library is also subscribed to 5 English, 4 Marathi and 1 Hindi newspapers. The video library consists of more than 6100 resources of VHS, U-Matic, Betacam cassettes, disc records, video cassettes, VCDs and DVDs of Indian and foreign films, short films, documentaries, TV programmes, and films and documentaries made by students and trainees.

The campus has 3 types of screening facility, they are the Main Theatre(MT), Class Room Theatre (CRT), and Preview Theatre(PT). The Main Theatre has a digital as well as 35mm projection facility with seating facility to 300 people. The daily screening is done in this Main Theatre. The Class Room Theater is used for theory classes and is one of the oldest. The Preview Theatre is a classroom cum screening facility equipped with 5.1 surround sound and 2K projection. The TV Graphics and Animation department has a computer lab with high-end graphic computers as workstations and is equipped with the latest 2D and 3D animation software. The set designing section provides all the needs and services for making sets for on-campus demonstrations and exercises. Film and Television Institute of India’s Film processing Laboratory is the only functional black & white 16/35mm laboratory in India. 

The multimedia and computer department manages various academic and administrative needs related to the computer, IT, Wi-Fi, internet, internal networks and multimedia. The department also manages the official website of the institute. The department houses modern servers for data management security and backup. The data of students work and global film collections are stored in a private 200TB cloud storage. FTII has a sports department and has grounds and courts for football, cricket and basketball. The gymnasium is equipped with all sorts of equipment and is available to students and faculty for 4hours each in the morning and evening. 

FTII Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must check their eligibility before applying.

FTII Admissions

Film and Television Institute of India admissions are done through a series of process like entrance test, different levels of orientation/ interviews. The candidates must pass the Joint Entrance Test [JET] that is conducted across the country. Candidates could apply for the same on the official website. The shortlisted students who have passed the JET will get an interview call letter from the institute. The students will be selected based on their performance in the orientation/interview, based on the type of course selected. 

Film and Television Institute of India Hostel Facilities

FTII, Pune offers hostel facility to its students. There is a separate hostel for ladies and gents.  Every student is provided with a table, chair, bed, cupboard, pillow and mattress. Both hostels have facilities like water purifiers, common bathrooms with hot water, common toilets, each student have separate internet LAN ports, newspaper, common area with Wi-Fi, parking area, mess area, table tennis, courts for badminton and basketball.